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1 THE TRUE STORY OF A LOVER -A Journey into the life of a Love (Gifting a Hope) The greatest secret of life is that it is a gift. It has been given to you, you have not earned it. So, everything that belongs to life is a gift, be thankful for what has been given to you. Your thankfulness is always going to fall short, unless you gift the gifted. You are gifted with life and now gift this life to someone Give them a Reason to smile… for a while…..

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THE TRUE STORY OF A LOVER

-A Journey into the life of a Love

(Gifting a Hope)

The greatest secret of life is that it is a gift. It has been given to you, you have not earned it. So,

everything that belongs to life is a gift, be thankful for what has been given to you. Your

thankfulness is always going to fall short, unless you gift the gifted.

You are gifted with life and now gift this life to someone

Give them a Reason to smile… for a while…..

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Being unwanted, unloved, uncared for, forgotten by everyone, I think that is much

greater hunger, a much greater poverty than the person who have nothing to eat.

---Mother Teresa

Don't only give your care and love, but give your heart as well……….

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“A GIFTED HOPE”

The word “Humanity” is very innate to a person called ‘Auto Raja’ which is irrelevant to most of us

today…….

“It is my dream to make sure that not a single

Person remains homeless on the streets of Bangalore.”

-Auto Raja

HIS LIFE:

“An endless story to start with….”

Auto Raja, as T. Raja is fondly called is a son of a telephone linesman who never knew parental love and

took to stealing, drinking and gambling early in life. He ran away from home and lived on the streets for

two years. He slept on the streets near garbage bins and rabid dogs that constantly pined around him

day and night. His life was meaningless and he was just another destitute wandering aimlessly on the

streets of Bangalore.

Unable to bear the life of such anguish, Raja decided to start working to support his basic needs. “I drove

Autorikshaw for some time and then taxi’s and was struggling to make ends meet.” he said. “I also

worked as a body guard and then as a hit man in the auto union.”

During this phase of Raja’s life, he felt a constant struggle in his heart for answers about his life. Then, a

friend of Raja helped him realize that there was more to life. That life itself is a blessing to those who use

it for the service of others.

“I decided then that I would dedicate my life to help the dying and destitute people on the streets. My

decision was strongly supported by my religious principles and my family.”

---Auto Raja

He adds

“If government supports me, I promise the streets of Bangalore will see no destitute.”

“Where the sight meets the suffering”

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“Whenever I approach the destitute, passers–by and even the people I intend to rescue are surprised. Passers–by

suspect me of luring these people into hospitals and stealing their organs. On the other hand, the destitute themselves

are taken aback at me holding them because they have never been approached by anyone before. In fact, they are only

used to people stoning them or abusing them. Some of them are so weak that they can barely move their limbs, while

others who just manage to move need to battle with the street dogs to feed themselves from the leftover in trash bins.

Most of them rejected by their families are living the most inhuman lives and with their bodies covered with sores.

When I come across such people, I bring them to our Home of Hope.”

“A strange story that hundreds of silent smiles speaks about…”

New Ark Mission of India (NAMI):

Home of Hope is a centre of The New Ark Mission of India. The NAMI was started by T. Raja in the year

1997 and ever since Raja has committed his life in helping the destitute and dying from the streets. Since

Raja started this mission with ‘compassion’ and ‘faith’ as his only investment, all that he could do then (in

1997 when NAMI was first started) was to pick them from the streets in his auto and bring them to his

home. With minimal help from others, he would bathe and shave them and clean up their wounds. They

would then be dressed afresh and fed. Thus, the New Ark Mission in the year 1997 was started in a 5’ by

6 feet passage outside Raja’s tiny single room house. Since then, the New Ark Mission of India has been

remarkably dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating the deserted and the dying people from the streets.

HOME OF HOPE:

“Home that Gifts Hope to the hopeless.”

As the number of residents increased the need for a bigger home was crucial. It was during this time in

1998 that India Campus Crusade for Christ donated a half acre land for the work of New Ark Mission of

India. In the process of time the Home of Hope was built in a serene half acre plot at Doddagubbi village

near Hennur in the outskirts of Bangalore. It was built to accommodate 80 residents, however today the

home accommodates and cares for more than 200 residents who have been rescued from the most

inhumane and unhygienic circumstances. It is a place of solace and shelter for people who are suffering

from AIDS, Cancer and Kidney failures besides many who are mentally challenged. These residents who

were once disowned by their families and doomed to fend for themselves have found a new reason to

live.

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“Home of Hope is where the future of the homeless lies.”

The task is not easy though as his home is run entirely on voluntary donations. The home finds it

difficult to meet the needs of food clothing, shelter, education and medication for its residents. Raja has

managed to acquire an ambulance to pick up the sick from the streets, but he knows that there is a long

way to go. The limitations however have not distracted him from the real focus of the Home of Hope – to

ensure dignity of life and death. “For even those who die homeless on the streets are taken to the

home, bathed and then cremated.” What more can we ask for?

One of the remarkable services offered here is that every effort is made to fulfill the last wish of a

dying person. Some residents, in their final moments of life have desired to eat an apple; Some have

asked for a good meal while others pray and peacefully leave the world. Raja considers it an honor to be

able to care for these people even if it was in their final moments of their life. Many residents of the

home die in Raja’s arms. Such noble service is truly uncommon in today’s world.

“Hugging Hands”

At present there are 15 staff members and some of them are senior residents of the home who were

once rescued by Raja from the streets. He is also privileged to have the help from his family. His wife and

his three children also share his vision and offer him their full support.

The oldest resident here is a 101 year old ‘Tatha' and the youngest is a 1 year old baby. Most of the

residents suffer from various illnesses and need constant medical care and attention. Some of them

succumb to their illnesses, but those who survive undergo regular treatment to recover completely. For

those who recover and are capable of handling responsibilities, simple jobs around the campus such as

Providing medication for the sick and dying residents, preparing meals, gardening, campus maintenance,

housekeeping etc.

“Let me give my entire life in the service of the less fortunate ones, and let me see your face in them

by making my whole life a true vocation onto you MY LORD…..”

---HOME OF HOPE

“The Home that serve smiles”

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“A Trip to Trigger You”

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“The fragrance of the sweet smiles”

(An On-going Story)

Bringing people from the streets into their new Home of Hope:

“Quest for the Guest”

Raja and his team start the day in their vehicles, an ‘Autorikshaw’ and an ‘Ambulance’ (Rescue Chariots)

and bring ailing people from the streets. The local people in the area also inform Raja about those in

distress and who need help immediately. The Police Department of Bangalore and the Hoysala Police

patrol Squads work closely with the organization by identifying and bringing destitute people from the

streets to the Home of Hope. Every month at least 10-15 people are rescued and brought to the home.

Kind of people rescued:

The people rescued often suffer from acute illnesses such as AIDS, Cancer and Kidney failures. Others

are very old and weak while some are mentally and physically challenged. Most of these people are in

their last stages of life.

“We teach Transformation”

How they are treated:

All the residents are treated with care. Raja and his team make every effort to make the life of the

residents comfortable and memorable. Raja has two full time helpers, Mani Meghalay and her husband

Madan who cook, do all the cleaning and maintenance work.

“Some of them are violent and dangerous, especially when they are first rescued. They hurl at you, but

patience brings them around,” says Raja.

Misguided fortitude often makes them run back to the streets, as they are unable to come in terms with

their own helplessness.

Celebrations:

Birthdays of the residents are decided by the members itself and they are celebrated with a lot of

gratitude. Other occasions are also celebrated in the home.

“We give them a Reason to smile”

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Last wishes:

One of the remarkable services offered here is that every effort is made to fulfill the last wish of a dying

person.

Deaths in the campus:

Every month minimum of 5-10 people dies in the campus. Every month many more people are rescued

and brought to Home of Hope. Cremation, the bodies are burnt outside in a government crematorium.

“We give Life to their death”

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“Some of the Saved Smiles”

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“Stories of the Silent Smiles”

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“Random roads to Rescue”

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“Random Knots”

“Knotted by none,

One-by-one “

“When life smiles at their helplessness

They smile for your helpfulness”

“Share… to wear…. a smile”

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Connect:

• NEW ARK MISSION OF INDIA

Home of Hope, Doddagubbi Village,

KRC Road, Bangalore-560077

Ph: Off: 66997274/28445509

Email:

[email protected]

[email protected]

• T.RAJA

Mobile No: 9845281915, 9900120100

• Please Visit:

Our Web link: www.newarkmission.org

YouTube links: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biY9iAZvr48

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuE7Iqk6htY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcd2rKIu5uo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uoi7FKF9SIk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R63FIM40wY4

“Visit to work”

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Hopeful smiles

How can one smile such sweet smiles?

When one is so saddened by sorrows for miles,

How can I smile the same smiles?

When life brings me nothing but tears,

I wondered for so long,

What reason you had to smile that long,

To keep smiling though troubles come,

And still remain sweet and silently overcome,

I feel happy when I see you smile,

Even if I'm sad and lonely,

Your smiles bring me somewhere,

I don't even know where,

But it was you,

You gave me the reason to smile,

I learned to smile because of you,

Because your smiles bring me joy when blue,

A simple sweet smile can become so beautiful,

Smile my friends,

Smile for me my Love,

Smile because of “hope left in life,”

Smile those same sweet smiles,

Smile so the world can be a peaceful dove…….

---Lendl Ian Servillon

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Give a smile that is worth taking,

Feel the pain that is worth bearing and,

Gift the thing that is worth gifting--Your Helping Hand

“We need your Hand

as much as

You do”

A timely time to get trigger

Feel connected……….